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Moses among the idols : mediators of the divine in the ancient Near East / Amy L. Balogh. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, (c)2018.Description: xlv, 185 pages : Illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 197870030X
  • 9781978700307
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1199.M674 2018
  • BS1199.I34.B195.M674 2018
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Contents:
Introduction: An iconic understanding of Moses From idle to idol From misfit to mediator Circumcising the mouth of Moses A suitable emblem of divinity Mouth to mouth Conclusion: Still no graven image.
Subject: In this book, Amy L. Balogh brings together comparative religion, Assyriology, and biblical studies to illuminate the status of the Hebrew Bible's most important figure-Moses. Through comparison with ancient Mesopotamian idols, she reads Moses as YHWH's idol, offering a new paradigm for understanding divine-human mediation in the ancient Near East.
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Introduction: An iconic understanding of Moses From idle to idol From misfit to mediator Circumcising the mouth of Moses A suitable emblem of divinity Mouth to mouth Conclusion: Still no graven image.

In this book, Amy L. Balogh brings together comparative religion, Assyriology, and biblical studies to illuminate the status of the Hebrew Bible's most important figure-Moses. Through comparison with ancient Mesopotamian idols, she reads Moses as YHWH's idol, offering a new paradigm for understanding divine-human mediation in the ancient Near East.

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